Competition

Sanchez was the only player to start Spurs' second match in three days after Monday's Premier League loss to Manchester City, playing another 90 minutes in the 3-1 victory at London Stadium.

The Colombia international's efforts were hailed by Pochettino, whose team were led by a brace from Son Heung-min.

"It was a very good performance. I'm very proud because this game was so complicated and another derby, a derby that in the end we won," he said, via the club's website.

"It's important to go into the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup and for a lot of players it was a fantastic opportunity to show their quality.

"It was a very competitive game after playing on Monday. We nearly changed all the players and of course it's important, after only 48 hours, to say [well done] to Davinson Sanchez because his effort on Monday and [Wednesday] was massive.